1. Tri-service maritime exercise ‘Paschim Lehar’ was
conducted by Indian Navy, which concluded off the western coast in Arabian Sea.
The objective of the exercise was to build interoperability between Indian
Navy, Army, Air Force and Coast Guard. 2. Bharati Defence and Infrastructure Ltd (BDIL) delivered
high-speed interceptor boat ICG C-162 to Indian Coast Guard (ICG). The vessel
will be used for patrolling purposes.3. BJP has secured absolute majority in Tripura by winning
35 Assembly seats in the 60-member house whereas in Nagaland the BJP and its
ally National Democratic Progressive Party together won 28 seats out of 60
seats. In Meghalaya, Congress has emerged as the single
largest party winning 21 seats in the 60-member Assembly. 4. Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang is on a 2 day
visit to India. They have decided to work together for an open and prosperous
Indo-pacific region. Vietnam
has played an important role under the ‘Act East’ policy and bi-lateral trade
between the two nations has grown from 6 billion dollars to 10 billion dollars
despite global slowdown. 5. India, Bangladesh and Russia have signed tripartite
memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation in construction of Rooppur
nuclear power plant near Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is first initiative under
India-Russia nuclear deal to undertake atomic energy projects in third
countries. It will also be India’s first atomic energy venture abroad.
6. Indian shooter Shahzar Rizvi
clinched gold with a world record score while Mehuli Ghosh &
Jitu Rai grabbed bronze in 10m air pistol women’s
and men’s final respectively in the ISSF World Cup at Guadalajara in Mexico.7. India has won the inaugural IBSF Snooker Team World Cup
title. The Indian combine of Pankaj Advani and Manan Chandra defeated Pakistan
in the best-of-five final played in Doha last night. 8. Navjot Kaur scripted history by becoming the first Indian
woman wrestler in the 65kg freestyle category to win gold in the Senior Continental
Championship at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan .